{"id":2643,"date":"2015-11-04T08:32:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T13:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2015-11-04T10:48:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T15:48:46","slug":"final-weekend-at-blue-mt-bike-park-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=2643","title":{"rendered":"Final Weekend at Blue Mt. Bike Park for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I headed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skibluemt.com\/mountain-adventures\/mountain-biking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Mountain Bike Park<\/a> for the last weekend of 2015 this past Saturday! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4796-e1446649581786.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4796.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_4796\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2681\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really wanted to go on Sunday and take part in the &#8220;last ride&#8221; event but I had other obligations. Saturday would be the day and I got to sync up with my old friend and BMX Freestyle legend, Mike &#8220;Wally&#8221; Cutillo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4811-e1446649601835.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4811.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_4811\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2679\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather was just about perfect, partly cloudy with temps in the upper 50&#8217;s. I love Fall riding, especially in the mountains!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4802-e1446649571534.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4802.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_4802\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2682\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was nice to get in another day of riding at Blue before they closed the bike park for the year! This place holds a special place in my heart. This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?page_id=12\">Susan<\/a> and I got our first taste of down hill mountain biking years ago. Unfortunately I wouldn&#8217;t get to make the trip with my adventure buddy since she is going through cancer treatment again. I did think of her often as I ripped down some of the trails she liked to ride. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4814-e1446649591610.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4814.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_4814\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2680\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2664\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/LastDay-Blue.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/LastDay-Blue.jpg?resize=800%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo: Jennifer Milby, Simply Adventurous.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/LastDay-Blue.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/LastDay-Blue.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Jennifer Milby, Simply Adventurous.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is a video of some random clips taken from the second half of the day. I got a flat tire at the end of the day and didn&#8217;t get to shoot some extra drops and jumps that we planned on getting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width='720' height='405' src='http:\/\/www.pinkbike.com\/v\/embed\/427756\/?colors=007ac8' allowfullscreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Time for some more fun rides then get ready to start training for 2016. <\/p>\n<p>See you next year Blue!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I headed up to Blue Mountain Bike Park for the last weekend of 2015 this past Saturday! I really wanted to go on Sunday and take part in the &#8220;last ride&#8221; event but I&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,27,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trail-riding","category-trails","category-videos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_4811-e1446649601835.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1YdqL-GD","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1732,"url":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=1732","url_meta":{"origin":2643,"position":0},"title":"8 to 8, A Day at Blue Mountain Bike Park","author":"Gerry","date":"June 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This weekend I set out for Blue Mountain Bike Park in Palmerton, PA. 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